Weather System Expected to Bring Heavy Rain to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 Area
The District 3 area serves Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Todd, and Warren Counties
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Feb. 14, 2025) – A weather system with moderate to heavy rain is expected to move into the District 3 area overnight Friday through Saturday into Sunday. The National Weather Service Louisville has put the entire District 3 area under a flood watch. As of Friday afternoon, the District 3 area is predicted to receive three to four inches of rain over the weekend.
Flooding of roads is a serious concern with this type of weather system. Roads that typically don't have water across them could experience flooding. Motorists should be on the lookout water over roadways. Please do not attempt to drive through possible high water. Crews from each county in the District 3 area are on standby ready to respond as needed. However, road conditions change rapidly during a heavy rain event.
Crews do their best to put up barricades as they are notified about a flooded road, but responding does take time. Motorists should not assume because there isn't a barricade up that the road is not flooded. Motorists should not move or drive around barricades or cones that have been put in place.
The ground is already saturated from multiple days of rain earlier in the week. Creeks, rivers and other water areas have received lots of rain. The additional rain predicted over the weekend will put even more stress on these areas. Areas around water ways are particular vulnerable to flooding.
Road closures due to flooding will be updated on the District 3 social media accounts as the notifications become available. Weather forecast updates are available on the NWS Louisville’s Twitter account here, and Facebook account here.
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